Taxpayers Lose, Halliburton Gains Taxpayers Lose, Halliburton Gains
A new report on Halliburton's role in the failed reconconstruction of Iraq documents how profits of the merchants of death are rising.
Jun 27, 2007 / Column / Robert Scheer
A Just Security A Just Security
It's been clear for some time that when it comes to approaches to security and foreign policy, the people are way aheadof the Inside-the-Beltway politicians and pundits in believi...
Jun 27, 2007 / Katrina vanden Heuvel
Religious Leaders Challenge a Polluter Religious Leaders Challenge a Polluter
A delegation of church leaders traveled to the US, calling on corporate mogul Ira Rennert to clean up the smelters that are poisoning the children of Peru.
Jun 26, 2007 / Feature / Sara Shipley Hiles
EFCA Defeated–For Now EFCA Defeated–For Now
I posted last week about the Employee Free Choice Act, which would help ensure that when a majority of employees in a workplace decide to form a union, they can do so without the ...
Jun 26, 2007 / Peter Rothberg
Where’s the CIA’s Missing Jewel? Where’s the CIA’s Missing Jewel?
What's the missing jewel?
Today, the CIA released its infamous "Family Jewels" file. This is a set of internal memos compiled in the mid-1970s after...
Jun 26, 2007 / David Corn
Who Is Hillary Clinton? Who Is Hillary Clinton?
A closer look at Hillary Clinton's career reveals a technocratic centrist whose political ambition might trump any progressive policy promises.
Jun 26, 2007 / Barbara Ehrenreich
The Push to Restore Habeas Corpus The Push to Restore Habeas Corpus
About four thousand people rallied in Washington today to advocate the restoration of habeas corpus and other constitutional rights undermined by the Bush Administration, according...
Jun 26, 2007 / Ari Melber
The House that Hedge Funds Built The House that Hedge Funds Built
The rickety financial skyscaper known as the subprime mortgage business is ready to tumble--and the rest of us may be buried in the rubble.
Jun 26, 2007 / Column / Nicholas von Hoffman
Cheney and the Constitution Cheney and the Constitution
If you think the Vice President's abuse of power is scary now, consider what might happen when he counts Electoral College votes in a divisive 2008 election.